Joe Cantrell is a musician and sound artist specializing in installations, compositions, and performances inspired by the implications and consequences of technological objects and practices. His work examines the incessant acceleration of technology and media production, its ownership, and the waste it produces. Joe's live musical performances involve the creation and manipulation of electronic feedback soundscapes using only discarded, obsolete and / or broken technology. His work has been honored with grants from the Creative Capital Foundation, New Music USA, the University of California Institute for Research in the Arts, and the Qualcomm Institute Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts and Sciences, among others. Joe holds a BFA in music technology from the California Institute of the Arts, an MFA in digital arts and new media from UC Santa Cruz, and a PhD in Music from UC San Diego, with a focus on integrative studies.